How to turn text into speech
- Type or paste the text you want to hear into the text box.
- Choose a voice — your device's built-in voices are grouped by language, with in-browser neural AI voices available too.
- Fine-tune the rate, pitch and volume sliders until the delivery sounds right.
- Press speak to listen, pause or stop any time — and with a neural voice, download the result as MP3 or WAV.
This text to speech online tool reads anything aloud without accounts, character limits or per-word pricing: articles you would rather hear than read, drafts you want to proof by ear, language sentences you are practicing, or scripts that need a scratch voiceover. It speaks through the voices already installed on your device and adds neural AI voices that render right in the browser — meaning your text is never shipped to a cloud API. Writers catch clunky sentences by listening, accessibility users get an instant reader on any page of text, and creators export voiceover audio for videos in a couple of clicks.
FAQ
How do I convert text to speech for free?
Type or paste your text, pick a voice from the list, adjust the rate, pitch and volume sliders, and press speak. There is no character limit, no signup and no paywall — read a sentence or an entire chapter as often as you like.
Which voices and languages are available?
You get every speech voice installed on your device — Windows, macOS, Android and iOS each ship with dozens covering most major languages — plus in-browser neural AI voices that render on your own hardware. Installing extra voices in your OS settings makes them appear here automatically.
Can I download the speech as an audio file?
Yes — speech generated with the neural AI voices renders to audio you can download as MP3 or WAV, ready for voiceovers, videos and podcasts. System voices are designed by the OS for live playback, so use a neural voice when you need a file.
Is my text sent to a server?
No — both the system voices and the neural AI voices synthesize speech on your device, so your text stays private and most features keep working even with a weak connection once the page is loaded.